The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 188 - 187 Moving to a New Home

Chapter 188: Chapter 187 Moving to a New Home

The man in black huffed with a hint of anger and said, "That old Taoist is not to be trusted; he wants to turn you into someone like him. But if you really can’t hold on anymore, you can only go to him."

Jin Zijin remained silent for a while before he said with a faint smile, "I would rather live a plain life in the Taoist temple like him."

The man in black seemed to hear the biggest joke of his life, sizing Jin Zijin up and down. After a while, he incredulously snorted and said, "But your birthright means you cannot be ordinary. If you don’t strive for it, others will force you into the fray."

"Hmm? That’s what I think too."

...

Gu Youyou moved to a new home and spent lavishly on furniture and bedding during the day. She stayed busy the next day too, and finally, she got the house into a state that was somewhat to her satisfaction.

Looking at the small courtyard she had put together with thirty taels of silver, Qin Changlin secretly clicked his tongue, gulping down his saliva.

Thirty taels of silver, enough to pay for nearly four years’ rent of this courtyard, was a fortune to an ordinary farmer’s family.

Gu Youyou’s concept of spending completely overturned his previous notions of a village girl.

Are all the village girls nowadays so lavish, or is it just his naive and adorable Sister Youyou who is so extravagant?

Gu Youyou had always been a big spender because the one thing she had never lacked since childhood was money; she had always bought whatever caught her eye. The things in this courtyard were the result of her careful calculations. If Qin Changlin knew this thought in her mind, he would probably die of shock.

She counted on her fingers and then turned to ask Qin Changlin, "Help me see what’s missing?"

"Ah...?" Qin Changlin was not lightly frightened, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a dry chuckle, "No... nothing’s missing, Sister Youyou. Thirty taels of silver is quite a lot, you know, we’re still apprentices, we need to save up."

His reminder made Gu Youyou remember that she had already spent quite a bit, and that she was still a pauper.

"Alright, let’s leave it at that for now. Changlin, come over and help me set up the doghouse," Gu Youyou said, tossing a bamboo basket to him.

"What? Dog... a doghouse?" Qin Changlin looked in surprise at Abao, who was staring at him with big eyes.

In those days when people could hardly make a living, why keep a dog? He wasn’t one of those wealthy merchants from the town, flushed with silver.

And this dog called Abao looked a bit too unusual; if it weren’t for Gu Youyou’s insistence that it was a dog, he would have thought it was a wolf.

"Do dogs really... need a separate place for a lair? Just let it squat by the gate and guard the house for you," he said.

Gu Youyou gave him a disdainful glance and said, "My dog is precious."

Qin Changlin: "..."

Gu Youyou hadn’t used modern standards for Abao’s lair; she had simply prepared a bamboo basket and lined it with thick straw to make a simple nest. Otherwise, Qin Changlin would have again been shocked to the core.

...

It had been two days since she left home. The first day felt exceptionally liberating, as if she had been reborn, and she slept sweetly through the night.

But for some reason, on the second night, she thought of Jin Zijin.

Was it because they had been husband and wife... or roommates, for almost a year? She had left a letter and walked away, and he didn’t have any reaction at all.

Alas! Indeed, human nature is indifferent; used and discarded.

Luckily she was sensible. Otherwise, how embarrassing would it have been if he had issued a divorce letter?

Tossing and turning, unable to sleep, Gu Youyou then heard someone entering the yard.